The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe (New Approaches to European History)

Description

"Despite the fact that its capital city and over one third of its territory were within the continent of Europe, the Ottoman Empire has consistently been regarded as a place apart, inextricably divided from the West by differences of culture and religion. A perception of its militarism, its barbarism, its tyranny, the sexual appetites of its rulers, and its pervasive exoticism has led historians to measure the Ottoman world against a western standard and find it lacking. In recent decades, a dynamic and convincing scholarship has emerged that seeks to comprehend and, in the process, to de-exoticize this enduring realm. Daniel Goffman provides a thorough introduction to the history and institutions of the Ottoman Empire from this new standpoint, and presents a claim for its inclusion in Europe. His lucid and engaging book - an important addition to New Approaches to European History - will be essential reading for undergraduates."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Even the infidel comes to the fold of the faithful, but not the heretic dervish; the infidel has receptivity but not him.

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Other Editions

• The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe (New Approaches to European History)PaperbackCambridge University Press2002-05-06
• The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe (New Approaches to European History)HardcoverCambridge University Press2002-05-13